Poll says dismissal of GM's chief executive hasn't softened hearts, yet.

Travel site launched a review of ad account; Doner has handled the business since 2006.

The industry's conundrum: Boxoffice is booming, but the credit crunch is keeping exhibitors from rolling out new theater systems as quickly as they'd like.

History was in the air Monday as shares of Time Warner and Time Warner Cable had their first trading session after the spinoff of TWC and related reverse stock splits.

It was message at once upbeat and sober. "While I'm bullish about the movies, we can't ignore the economic realities," said Jim Gianopulos, chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, in a keynote address Monday at ShoWest 2009.

Revenue at German multiplex operator CinemaxX rose about 4% to €180.4 million ($240 million) in 2008 as improved ticket sales more than made up for a drop in advertising.

German production/distribution giant Constantin Film saw a dip in both revenue and profits in 2008 as the gloomy economic climate hurt the company's TV production business.

German rights group EM.Sport Media booked a net loss of €131.3 million ($175 million) last year on sales of €384.6 million ($512 million) as write-offs linked to EM's acquisition of Switzerland's Highlight Communications burned a hole through the company's balance

Telecom division head Nadir Mohammed has been named president and CEO of Rogers Communications, Canada's largest cable and wireless operator.

Google Inc. is forming a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage start-up firms.

The chief cheerleader for Hollywood studios warned exhibitors assembled here Tuesday that the global economic crisis could trigger calls for protectionist trade policies in some countries.

Those hoping for a turnaround in the U.S. ad economy next year could be sorely disappointed, according to a new forecast from WPP's GroupM. What's worse, the new research predicts that outlays in 2010 will decline even more than they

Big media and entertainment stocks continued to have a tough time during the opening quarter of 2009.

Another deadline has come and gone, and SAG has another expired contract.

Licensing and distribution group A Company received a new lease on life after private equity group Future Capital Partners and Screen Capital International together acquired a 25.2% stake in the Berlin-based operation that specializes in the markets of Russia and

Paramount Pictures International plans to roll out its virtual print fee model to exhibitors outside North America, mirroring the deal it has in place stateside and existing agreements inked with integrators in Europe and Asia.

SAG and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said early Wednesday they have reached a tentative new three-year commercials contract.

Now it's official. As expected, News Corp. has signed former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller to the new position of chairman and CEO, Digital Media Group and chief digital officer for the conglomerate.

Generate, the Los Angeles-based production firm founded by former WB CEO Jordan Levin, is looking to further establish itself as a company who gets younger demographics with the launch of a new market research practice called Generate Insight.

Reigniting growth at MySpace, figuring out the future of its search deal with Google and perhaps helping to strike an agreement between Hulu and Disney are high on the priority list for News Corp.'s new digital ace Jon Miller.